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Wilson, August
(Encyclopedia) Wilson, August, 1945–2005, American playwright and poet, b. Pittsburgh as Frederick August Kittel, Jr. Largely self-educated, Wilson first attracted wide critical attention with his…Dance, George
(Encyclopedia) Dance, George, the elder, 1695–1768, English architect. Among his public buildings in London, the most important is the Mansion House (1739–52), an example of the neo-Palladian style.…Brent, Margaret
(Encyclopedia) Brent, Margaret, 1600?–1671?, early American feminist, b. Gloucester, England. With her two brothers and a sister, she left England to settle (1638) in St. Marys City, Md., where she…Pulitzer Prizes: Reporting
1917Herbert B. Swope (New York World)1918Harold A. Littledale (New York Evening Post)1920John J. Leary, Jr. (New York World)1921Louis Seibold (New York World)1922Kirke L. Simpson (Associated…Sloan Foundation
(Encyclopedia) Sloan Foundation, fund established (1934) by automobile executive Alfred P. Sloan, Jr. as a philanthropic institution supporting research in various areas. In its early years it…Cordero, Angel Tomás, Jr.
(Encyclopedia) Cordero, Angel Tomás, Jr.Cordero, Angel Tomás, Jr.tōmäsˈ änhĕlˈ kôrdĕrˈō [key], 1942–, Puerto Rican jockey, b. Santurce. When he retired in 1992 he had won 7,057 races in 22 years.…George E. Brown Jr. Biography
George E. Brown Jr.Age: 79 oldest member of the House of Representatives. The senior Democrat on the House Science Committee, Rep. Brown had a fascination with science and space exploration.…John Fitzgerald Kennedy, Jr. Biography
John Fitzgerald Kennedy, Jr.Age: 38 charismatic magazine editor and former lawyer who, born just three weeks after his father's election to the presidency, grew up in the spotlight and never…Morton Downey, Jr. 2001 Deaths
Morton Downey, Jr.Age: 67 contentious host of the short-lived but popular Morton Downey, Jr. Show, a 1980s talk show. Downey had a long and diverse career before he became an icon of the…Henry Louis Gates, Jr. Biography
Henry Louis Gates, Jr. Born: 9/16/1950Birthplace: Keyser, W.Va.writer, critic, educator, activist Gates has used his position as one of the country's preeminent Black scholars to promote his…Trending
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